member profiles

Nadeem Majdalany is a classical contemporary composer, film composer and songwriter. He has a diverse background in writing music and lyrics for all type of media, including stage performances. He earned a degree in Film Scoring from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He currently, holds a position on the faculty at California State University, Northridge and works as Composer in Los Angeles.

Multiple Grammy® nominated pianist Nadia Shpachenko enjoys bringing into the world things that are outside the box – powerful pieces that often possess unusual sonic qualities or instrumentation. Described by critics as a “truly inspiring and brilliant pianist… spellbinding in sensitivity and mastery of technique,” she performs on piano, toy piano, harpsichord, and percussion in concerts that often also feature recitation, electronics and multimedia. Nadia’s concert highlights include solo recitals at Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, Bargemusic, the Phillips Collection, and REDCAT @ Disney Hall, as well as numerous appearances as soloist with orchestras in Europe and the Americas.

Nâdya Sudjaja, an Asian-American singer came from humble beginnings in Southeast Asia. She had been known to work behind the scenes as a songwriter. She worked with veterans in the music industry interpreting Disney Classics in Bahasa Indonesian, to include, Cermin Diri (from the movie Mulan’s Reflection) and most recently Lepaskan Pop Version.
"Mimpi" (Dreams), was listed as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

Nancy Rumbel is a GRAMMY® winning professional composer, recording artist, performer and teacher. Her primary instruments are oboe, English horn, double wooden ocarinas, clay ocarinas and keyboards. She is well known for her work with the GRAMMY award-winning duo Tingstad & Rumbel. She has also performed with and/or recorded on releases with the Paul Winter Consort, Susan Osborn, Benjy Wertheimer, David Michael, David Lanz, Robin Spielberg, Cris Williamson, Lydia McCauley, Linda Yapp, and countless others. She composed and played the theme music for "BirdNote" a project heard on 250 public radio stations.

New York based jazz vocalist Nancy Valentine has been immersed in music her entire life. Famed Jazz commentator Scott Yanow wrote about her, "As an expressive, tasteful and versatile jazz singer, Nancy has a very appealing voice that is quite haunting. She is a perfect match for the music of Billy Strayhorn. A memorable singer who is poised to make an important impact on the music scene."